Judge sets October trial in US challenge to JetBlue's Spirit deal

A U.S. judge on Tuesday scheduled an Oct. 16 trial in the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to halt JetBlue Airways Corp's (JBLU.O) planned $3.8 billion acquisition of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines Inc (SAVE.N). U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston scheduled the nonjury,…

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